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The Bishop of Raphoe is an episcopal

Episcopal polity

Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...

title which takes its name after the town of Raphoe

Raphoe

Raphoe is a town in County Donegal, part of the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe and the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.-Name:Raphoe,...

in County Donegal

County Donegal

County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. In the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...

it has been united with another bishopric.

History

In the earliest period of the diocese, the episcopal see

Episcopal See

An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

was often referred to as Tír Conaill (the surrounding region). It was also sometimes written as Ráith Both, the Middle Irish spelling of the location. In 1266, Bishop Germanus of Derry forcibly transferred the Inishowen

Inishowen

Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. It is also the largest peninsula in all of Ireland. Inishowen is a picturesque location with a rich history...

peninsula from jurisdiction of the diocese of Raphoe to Derry.

After the Reformation

English Reformation

The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....

, there were parallel episcopal successions. In the Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

, the title continued until 1834 when it united with Derry

Bishop of Derry

The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:...

and formed the united bishopric of Derry and Raphoe

Bishop of Derry and Raphoe

The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.The united diocese has two Episcopal sees, one at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in Northern Ireland, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe in the...

.

In the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

, the title continues as a separate bishopric. The current Incumbent is the Most Reverend Philip Boyce

Philip Boyce

The Most Reverend Dr. Philip Boyce , D.D., O.C.D., is the Catholic Lord Bishop of Raphoe. He presides over the Diocese of Raphoe in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland.- Early life :...

, O.C.D., Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe

Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe

The Diocese of Raphoe is a Roman Catholic diocese in north-western Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh. The current Bishop of Raphoe is The Most Rev. Dr. Philip Boyce, D.D., O.C.D.. He was enthroned as bishop on 1 October...

, who was appointed by the Holy See

Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

on 29 June 1995 and ordained Bishop

Bishop (Catholic Church)

In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....

on 1 October 1995.

Pre-Reformation bishops

Pre-Reformation Bishops of Raphoe >
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
dates unknown		Eóin Ua Gairedáin
dates unknown		Domnall Ua Garbáin	Also recorded as Domnall Ua Garbáin
dates unknown		Feidlimid Ua Sida	Also recorded as Feidlimid Ua Sida
bef.1156	c.1175	Gilla in Choimded Ua Caráin	Became bishop before 1156; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... circa 1175; also known as Gilbert O'Caran, or Gilbertus
unknown	1198	(Name not known)	Resigned before 18 March 1198
bef.1204	1252	Máel Ísu Ua Doirig	Became bishop before 1204; resigned before 7 March 1252
1253	1261	Máel Patraic Ua Scannail, O.P. Dominican Order The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...	Elected circa November and consecrated 30 November 1253; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... 5 November 1261; also known as Patrick Ó Scannail, or Patricius
1263	1265	Giovanni de Alneto, O.F.M. Franciscan Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....	Appointed 3 December 1263; resigned 28 April 1265
1265	1274	Cairpre Ó Scuapa	Appointed after 28 April 1265; acted as a suffragan bishop Suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:... in the diocese of Canterbury Diocese of Canterbury The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent, founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. It is centred on Canterbury Cathedral, and is the oldest see of the Church of England.... 1273; died 1274
c.1275	1299	Fergal Ó Firghil	Became bishop circa 1275; died in 1299; also known as Fergal O'Ferrell, or Florentius
bef.1306	1306	*Tomás Ó Naán*	Archdeacon of Raphoe; elected bishop before 1306, but was never consecrated; died in 1306
1306	1319	Énri Mac in Chrossáin	Became bishop circa 1306; died in 1319; also known as Henricus
1319	1337	Tomás Mac Carmaic Uí Domnaill, O.Cist.	Formerly Abbot of Assaroe Abbey; elected bishop in 1319; died in 1337
unknown	1367	Pádraig Mac Maonghaill	Died before October 1367
1367	1397	Conchobhar Mac Carmaic Uí Dhomhnaill, O.Cist.	Appointed 23 December 1367; resigned 21 February 1397; died in 1399; also known as Cornelius
1397	unknown	Seoán Mac Meanmain, O.Cist.	Appointed 21 February 1397; date of death or end of episcopate unknown
1400	1419	Eóin Mac Carmaic	Appointed before 8 December 1400; died in 1419; also known as Johannes
1420	1438	Lochlainn Ó Gallchobhair I	Formerly Dean of Rahoe Cathedral; elected bishop before 27 February and appointed 28 February 1420; died 1438; also known as Laurentius
1440	1442	Cornelius Mac Giolla Bhrighde	Appointed 20 July and consecrated after 30 July 1440; died before June 1442
1443	1479	Lochlainn Ó Gallchobhair II	Appointed 18 June 1442 and consecrated after 23 July 1443; died before November 1479; also known as Laurentius
1479	1482	Johannes de Rogeriis	Appointed 12 November 1479; died before November 1482
1482	1514	Meanma Mac Carmaic	Appointed 4 November 1482; resigned 6 February 1514; died 9 May 1515; also known as Menelaus Mac Carmacáin

Church of Ireland succession

Church of Ireland Bishops of Raphoe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1514	aft.1550	Conn O'Cahan	Appointed 6 or 13 February 1514; accepted royal supremacy in 1534; died after 1550; also known as Cornelius O'Cahan, or Conn Ó Cathláin
unknown	1561	Art O'Gallagher	Papal appointee in 1547 and presumably recognized bishop of both successions when they were briefly reunited under Queen Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... ; died 13 August 1561
1561	1603	See vacant
1603		*Denis Campbell*	Dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of Limerick; nominated to Raphoe, Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... and Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... in 1603, but died before consecration in July in the same year
1603	1605	See vacant
1605	1609	George Montgomery George Montgomery (bishop) The Rt. Rev. Dr. George Montgomery was a Scottish churchman, promoted by James VI and I to Irish bishoprics.-Life:He was the brother of Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery, who used his influence on George's behalf. After James I had made him Dean of Norwich in 1603, he was appointed the...	Nominated 15 February and appointed by letters patent Letters patent Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation... 13 June 1605; also was bishop of Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... (1605-1609), Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... (1605-1621), and Meath Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... (1609-1621); died 15 January 1621
1611	1633	Andrew Knox	Translated from The Isles Bishop of the Isles The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics. The bishopric, encompasing both the Hebrides and Mann, probably traces its origins as an ecclesiastical unity to the careers of Olaf, King of the Isles,... ; nominated 7 May 1610 and appointed by letters patent 26 June 1611; died 17 March 1633
1633	1661	John Leslie John Leslie (bishop of Clogher) John Leslie was a combative Scottish royalist bishop of Clogher, who became known as the "fighting bishop" for his resistance to the Irish rebellion of 1641 and the parliamentarian forces.-Life:...	Translated from The Isles Bishop of the Isles The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics. The bishopric, encompasing both the Hebrides and Mann, probably traces its origins as an ecclesiastical unity to the careers of Olaf, King of the Isles,... ; nominated 8 April and appointed by letters patent 1 June 1633; translated to Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... 17 June 1661
1661	1671	Robert Leslie	Translated from Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The... ; nominated 29 April and appointed by letters patent 20 June 1661; translated to Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... 26 October 1671
1671	1681	Ezekiel Hopkins	Nominated 6 September and consecrated 29 October 1671; translated to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 11 November 1681
1682	1693	William Smyth	Translated from Killala and Achonry Bishop of Killala and Achonry The Bishop of Killala and Achonry was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Killala and Achonry in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam. The diocese comprised part of Counties Mayo and Sligo in Ireland.... ; nominated 16 January and appointed by letters patent 17 February 1682; translated to Kilmore and Ardagh Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh The Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The Diocese of Kilmore comprised most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo... 5 April 1693
1693	1701	Alexander Cairncross Alexander Cairncross (archbishop) -Life:Alexander Cairncross was descended from the ancient family of Cairncross of Cowmull. For some time he followed the trade of a dyer in the Canongate of Edinburgh...	Formerly Archbishop of Glasgow Archbishop of Glasgow The Bishop of Glasgow, from 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow... (1684-1687); nominated 22 March and appointed by letters patent 16 May 1693; died 14 May 1701
1701		Robert Huntington Robert Huntington Robert Huntington was an English churchman, orientalist and manuscript collector. He was Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Bishop of Raphoe.-Life:...	Nominated 7 June and consecrated 20 July 1701; died 2 September 1701
1702	1712	John Pooley	Translated from Cloyne Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.... ; nominated 14 May and appointed by letters patent 12 September 1702; died 16 October 1712
1713	1714	Thomas Lindsay Thomas Lindsay (archbishop) Thomas Lindsay , D.D., B.D., M.A was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as the Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Bishop of Killaloe, Bishop of Raphoe and finally Archbishop of Armagh....	Translated from Killaloe; nominated 23 April and appointed by letters patent 6 June 1713; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... 4 January 1714
1714	1716	Edward Synge	Formerly Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin; nominated 7 October and consecrated 7 November 1714; translated to Tuam Archbishop of Tuam The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:... 8 June 1716
1716	1743	Nicholas Forster	Translated from Killaloe; nominated 22 May and appointed by letters patent 8 June 1716; died 5 June 1743
1744	1747	William Barnard	Formerly Dean of Rochester (1743-1744); nominated 20 April and consecrated 19 August 1744; translated to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 19 March 1747
1747	1752	Philip Twysden	Nominated 28 February and consecrated 29 March 1747; apparently was shot dead on 2 November 1752 while committing a robbery of a stagecoach in London; his only posthumously child was Frances Twysden Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey was one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating society woman, a heady mix of charm, beauty, and sarcasm".-Early life:She was born Frances Twysden, second and posthumous daughter of the Rev... (1753-1821)
1753	1763	Robert Downes	Translated from Down and Connor Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland... ; nominated 28 December 1752 and appointed by letters patent 16 January 1753; died 30 June 1763
1763	1780	John Oswald	Translated from Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The... ; nominated 18 July and appointed by letters patent 25 August 1763; died 4 March 1780
1780	1807	James Hawkins	Translated from Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The... ; nominated 20 March and appointed by letters patent 1 April 1780; died 23 June 1807
1807	1819	Lord John Beresford	Translated from Cork and Ross Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the town of Rosscarbery in Ireland. The title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and again from 1679 to 1835... ; nominated 23 July and appointed by letters patent 10 August 1807; translated to Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... 25 September 1819
1819	1822	William Magee	Formerly Dean of Cork; appointed by letters patent 22 September and consecrated 24 October 1819; translated to Dublin Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland... 24 June 1822
1822	1834	William Bissett	Nominated 17 June and consecrated 21 July 1822; died 5 September 1834
Since 1834, the Church of Ireland see has been part of the united bishopric of Derry and Raphoe Bishop of Derry and Raphoe The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.The united diocese has two Episcopal sees, one at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in Northern Ireland, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe in the...

Roman Catholic succession

Roman Catholic Bishops of Raphoe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1514	1534	Conn O'Cahan	Appointed 6 or 13 February 1514; deprived when he execepted royal supremacy in 1534; died after 1550; also known as Cornelius O'Cahan, or Conn Ó Cathláin Cornelius O'Cahan
1534	1543	Edmund O'Gallagher	Appointed 11 May 1534; died 26 February 1543; also known as Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair
1547	1561	Art O'Gallagher	Appointed 5 December 1547; presumably recognized bishop of both successions when they were briefly reunited under Queen Mary I Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... ; died 13 August 1561
1562	1589	Donald MacGongail	Appointed 28 January 1562; died 29 September 1589; also known as Donald McGonagle
1589	1591	See vacant
1591	1611	Niall O'Boyle	Appointed 9 August 1591; died 6 February 1611
1611	1621	See vacant
1621	1661	John O'Cullenan	Appointed vicar apostolic by papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 1 December 1621; appointed bishop 9 June 1625; left Ireland in March 1653; died 24 March 1661
apptd. 1657		*Hugh O'Gallagher*	Appointed vicar apostolic to administer the see by papal brief Papal brief The Papal Brief is a formal document emanating from the Pope, in a somewhat simpler and more modern form than a Papal Bull.-History:The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugenius IV , was clearly prompted for the same desire for greater simplicity... 10 July 1657
1695	1696	*Fergus Laurence Lea*	Bishop of Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... (1694-1696); appointed Apostolic Administrator Apostolic Administrator An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration... of Raphoe 18 February 1695; died in 1696
1696	1725	See vacant
1725	1737	James O'Gallagher	Appointed 21 July and consecrated 14 November 1725; translated to Kildare and Leighlin Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin... 18 May 1737
1737	1749	Daniel O'Gallagher, O.F.M.	Appointed 10 December and consecrated 29 December 1737; died 1749
1750	1755	Anthony O'Donnell, O.F.M.	Appointed 19 January 1750; died 26 April 1755
1755	1758	Nathaniel O'Donnell	Appointed 18 July 1755; died 1758
1759	1782	Philip O'Reilly	Appointed 9 January and consecrated 22 April 1759; died 1782
1782	1801	Anthony Coyle	Appointed coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... 27 April and consecrated 14 September 1777; succeeded 1782; died 21 January 1801
1802	1819	Peter McLaughlin	Appointed 25 April and consecrated 24 August 1802; resigned 29 July 1819; appointed Apostolic Administrator of Derry Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry The Diocese of Derry is a diocese in the north of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.-Ordinaries:... in 1819 and became Bishop of Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... in April 1824
1820	1861	Patrick McGettigan	Appointed 25 June and consecrated 17 September 1820; died 1 May 1861
1861	1870	Daniel McGettigan	Appointed coadjutor bishop 13 February and consecrated 18 May 1856; succeeded 1 May 1861; translated to Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... 7 March 1870
1871	1879	James McDevitt	Appointed 13 February and consecrated 30 April 1871; died 5 January 1879
1879	1887	Michael Logue	Appointed 13 May and consecrated 20 July 1879; translated to Armagh as coadjutor archbishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... on 19 or 30 April 1887, and succeeded there as Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... on 3 December 1887
1888	1922	Patrick Joseph O'Donnell	Appointed 26 February and consecrated 3 April 1888; translated to Armagh as coadjutor archbishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... on 14 February 1922, and succeeded there as Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... on 19 November 1924
1923	1963	William MacNeely	Appointed 21 April and consecrated 22 July 1923; died 11 December 1963
1965	1982	Anthony Columba McFeely	Appointed 14 May and consecrated 27 June 1965; resigned 16 February 1982
1982	1994	Séamus Hegarty	Appointed 16 February and consecrated 28 March 1982; translated to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 1 October 1994
1995	present	Philip Boyce Philip Boyce The Most Reverend Dr. Philip Boyce , D.D., O.C.D., is the Catholic Lord Bishop of Raphoe. He presides over the Diocese of Raphoe in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland.- Early life :... , O.C.D.	Appointed 29 June and consecrated 1 October 1995

History

Pre-Reformation bishops

Church of Ireland succession

Roman Catholic succession

See also